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Can I fly directly back to the mainland from Macau with the L visa for the Hong Kong and Macau Pass Group?

You can fly directly back to the mainland from Macau.

Hong Kong and Macau Pass L visa is a group tour. You must travel to and from Hong Kong and Macao with the group and have to go through customs. The country’s restriction on L visa is only that when leaving the country, China’s border defense needs to use the travel agency’s group list to release it. For returning home There are no restrictions on entry. In this regard, the L visa is the same as the independent travel G visa, so you can fly directly back to the mainland from Macau.

For holders of L visa, the visa stipulates that the stay in Hong Kong or Macau shall not exceed 7 days at a time.

Extended information

Mainland tourists with L visa do not need to "join a group"

In fact, this policy is not sudden. As early as January this year, some The major ports have officially launched the "Special Area for Self-service Inspection for Group Tours" to inspect and release outbound passengers in groups, and "L visas" can also be cleared through customs by themselves.

Shenzhen citizens enjoy the convenience of "one visa, multiple travels", but it will be troublesome if mainland family members, relatives and friends come to Shenzhen and want to travel to Hong Kong and Macao. Except for a few cities, they can get G visa, which means they can go In addition to the "individual travel visa" that you just leave, most people have to accompany their family members and relatives and friends to go and queue up for the "L visa", which is the "group travel visa".

According to public data from the Shenzhen Immigration Inspection Station, in 2016, the Shenzhen Immigration Inspection Station inspected 239 million entry-exit persons, of which 122 million were self-checked throughout the year, accounting for all entries and exits. 51.16% of the population.

This means that 117 million people entered and exited through the manual inspection channel with "L visa". If each passenger enters and exits once, there are 58.5 million people. At the "Taobao price" of 7 yuan per Calculated based on the customs clearance form, this new policy will save tourists nearly 400 million yuan in customs clearance fees a year.

People's Daily Online - "L visa" passengers can also self-service customs clearance at various ports in Shenzhen